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Post by artgirl1 on Dec 26, 2018 22:12:25 GMT
Somehow or way trump will take credit for this when he finishes signing #MAGA hats for the troops in Iraq. I believe this is a violation of military procedure as they are not to take a political stance. So if the troops brought the hats for signature, or if trump supplied them, both are violations. He cannot seem to follow protocol in any manner.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2018 22:20:14 GMT
ABC News...
”Absolutely," Pres. Trump says when asked if he had any concerns about visiting Iraq.
"I had concerns for the institution of the presidency—not for myself, personally. I had concerns for the first lady, I will tell you." abcn.ws/2ELrLIK”
1. What concerns would anyone have for the “institution of the presidency?” Because he went to Iraq?
2. Then he should have left the First Lady in DC. I don’t believe Presidents Bush or Obama brought their wives for this very reason.
#grandstand #photoop
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 26, 2018 23:09:52 GMT
Dressed for it too. Stand out in the crowd!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 26, 2018 23:14:37 GMT
Liars liars, they are all liars!! Acting AG incorrectly claimed 'Academic All-American' honors on resume: report BY MICHAEL BURKE - 12/26/18 12:49 PM EST Matthew Whitaker, the acting attorney general, incorrectly claimed on his resume and on government documents that he was named an Academic All-American while he played football at the University of Iowa, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Whitaker claimed the Academic All-American status in his biography on the website of the law firm where he used to work, as well as on a résumé he sent in 2014 to a patent-marketing firm, according to the newspaper.The Journal reported that the résumé was also included in documents that the Federal Trade Commission released in November and that the claim was included in a 2009 press release from the Department of Justice. Whitaker, whom President Trump named acting attorney general last month, also made the claim when he applied to be a judge in Iowa in 2010, according to the newspaper. ** A spokeswoman for the College Sports Information Directors of America told the Journal that the organization doesn't have a record of Whitaker as an Academic All-American. The spokeswoman, Barb Kowal, said Whitaker appeared to have been awarded a lower honor, an All-District honor. Additionally, his name isn't on a list of past Academic All-Americans on the organization's website. Student athletes must have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average to be eligible to be nominated as an Academic All-American. ** thehill.com/homenews/administration/422894-wsj-acting-ag-incorrectly-claimed-academic-all-american-honors
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Post by Jili on Dec 26, 2018 23:40:23 GMT
I am glad he made the visit. He gets no points from me. A day late and a dollar short and we know he did it because he was forced to due to the bad publicity he’s received for not going already. If he really wanted to visit the troops he would have done so long before now. I think he would never have done so if he could have been in FL where he wanted to be in the first place, before he messed that up.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2018 23:59:30 GMT
NPR...
”Trump didn't meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi because the president had asked him to come to Al Asad, Iraqi political sources told NPR.
Trump's request was viewed by Iraqis as disrespectful of their sovereignty, sources said.”
Didn’t anyone tell trump that?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 27, 2018 0:03:09 GMT
Didn’t anyone tell trump that? Or did he not listen?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 27, 2018 0:16:54 GMT
Isn't Nielsen classy. starting more rumors, bringing illnesses here!!! "It is now clear that migrants, particularly children, are increasingly facing medical challenges and harboring illness caused by their long and dangerous journey," said Nielsen, who announced that she will travel to the border later this week to review medical screenings and Border Patrol stations. www.cnn.com/2018/12/26/us/guatemalan-boy-dies-in-us-custody/index.html
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Post by lindas on Dec 27, 2018 0:24:32 GMT
NPR... ”Trump didn't meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi because the president had asked him to come to Al Asad, Iraqi political sources told NPR. Trump's request was viewed by Iraqis as disrespectful of their sovereignty, sources said.” Didn’t anyone tell trump that? I'll put a bit more trust in the AP article as to what went down regarding the meeeting vs an unnamed Iraqi source. link
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Post by Merge on Dec 27, 2018 1:46:37 GMT
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Post by Merge on Dec 27, 2018 1:55:47 GMT
NPR... ”Trump didn't meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi because the president had asked him to come to Al Asad, Iraqi political sources told NPR. Trump's request was viewed by Iraqis as disrespectful of their sovereignty, sources said.” Didn’t anyone tell trump that? I'll put a bit more trust in the AP article as to what went down regarding the meeeting vs an unnamed Iraqi source. link
From the AP article you cited :
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 2:15:14 GMT
Paul Waldman..
”We're no longer the suckers, folks." - Trump, talking to the troops today.
There may be no more powerful psychological obsession for him than to avoid being a sucker. Because as any con man knows, either you're the one pulling the scam or you're the one being scammed.”
That must have been some speech trump gave. I also understand he talked about the pay raise he gave them.
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Post by PLurker on Dec 27, 2018 2:19:57 GMT
I am glad he made the visit. He gets no points from me. A day late and a dollar short and we know he did it because he was forced to due to the bad publicity he’s received for not going already. If he really wanted to visit the troops he would have done so long before now. I think he would never have done so if he could have been in FL where he wanted to be in the first place, before he messed that up. yep. and the court of public opinion probably got to him via his TV. shamed into it, so to speak. and the an "I'll show them." in and out quick. Photo op, look at me... I'm gone. back to my safe place.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 27, 2018 3:19:52 GMT
Jesus fucking Christ! He is the commander in chief. He should know about Op Sec ! Doesn't he have a handler with him to prevent these types of blunders?!
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Post by annabella on Dec 27, 2018 3:29:10 GMT
He must be desperate to go to even Iraq. I see he took Melania. I believe that may be a first. And it may be he was too chicken to go alone. I found it weird too, maybe she escorts him everywhere to make sure he doesn't cheat.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Dec 27, 2018 3:37:48 GMT
He must be desperate to go to even Iraq. I see he took Melania. I believe that may be a first. And it may be he was too chicken to go alone. I found it weird too, maybe she escorts him everywhere to make sure he doesn't cheat. Or maybe he figured they’d not hurt a woman and a mother if he used her as a human shield. Or, if she is his handler, the Russians told her to go.
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Post by lindas on Dec 27, 2018 4:58:23 GMT
I'll put a bit more trust in the AP article as to what went down regarding the meeeting vs an unnamed Iraqi source. link
From the AP article you cited : So some pissed off membet of their Parliament doesn't like the fact that he visited the troops, who cares. Didn't seem to violate their sovereignty when Bush or Obama went to Iraq but because it's Trump it suddenly becomes an issue.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 5:01:56 GMT
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Post by PLurker on Dec 27, 2018 6:04:31 GMT
I found it weird too, maybe she escorts him everywhere to make sure he doesn't cheat. Or maybe he figured they’d not hurt a woman and a mother if he used her as a human shield. Or, if she is his handler, the Russians told her to go. <<<like show his real colors like this? The Dead Zone (10/10) Movie CLIP - Thwarted Assassination I've often thought of this scene when thinking of his character and wondering if something like this would even bring his rabid followers around.
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Post by Merge on Dec 27, 2018 10:47:20 GMT
From the AP article you cited : So some pissed off membet of their Parliament doesn't like the fact that he visited the troops, who cares. Didn't seem to violate their sovereignty when Bush or Obama went to Iraq but because it's Trump it suddenly becomes an issue. I think it's the unannounced/secret part. Also, you don't show up in someone else's country and then ask them to travel to meet with you. Can you imagine Angela Merkel taking a secret trip to LA and then requesting Trump to meet her when she got there?
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Post by sassyangel on Dec 27, 2018 14:31:45 GMT
From the AP article you cited : So some pissed off membet of their Parliament doesn't like the fact that he visited the troops, who cares. Didn't seem to violate their sovereignty when Bush or Obama went to Iraq but because it's Trump it suddenly becomes an issue. As with most things Trump, it’s more often how he goes about doing things other Presidents have done (usually like a bull in a china shop), than anything. 😏
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 14:51:24 GMT
Trump must be seething (again)
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 27, 2018 14:52:05 GMT
Trump: ‘Most of the people not getting paid’ in shutdown are DemocratsBY TAL AXELROD - 12/27/18 07:43 AM EST President Trump early Thursday resumed his feud with Democrats on Capitol Hill over funding for a border wall, claiming that most of the hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or forced to work without pay due to a partial government shutdown are Democrats. “Have the Democrats finally realized that we desperately need Border Security and a Wall on the Southern Border. Need to stop Drugs, Human Trafficking, Gang Members & Criminals from coming into our Country," he tweeted. "Do the Dems realize that most of the people not getting paid are Democrats?" he added. ** thehill.com/homenews/administration/422952-trump-most-of-the-people-not-getting-paid-in-shutdown-are-democratsReally? Where does he gt this info?!?!?!?
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Post by cycworker on Dec 27, 2018 14:54:09 GMT
I found it weird too, maybe she escorts him everywhere to make sure he doesn't cheat. Or maybe he figured they’d not hurt a woman and a mother if he used her as a human shield. Or, if she is his handler, the Russians told her to go. Honestly starting to suspect handler.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 15:02:10 GMT
Understanding the cult of MAGA
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Post by quinlove on Dec 27, 2018 15:20:05 GMT
He must be desperate to go to even Iraq. I see he took Melania. I believe that may be a first. And it may be he was too chicken to go alone. But 20 months after the first time President Obama went in his first term, trump finally goes. Yes, he was definitely scared to go alone. Probably the reason he’s never gone yet. Big - fat - lying - despicable - scaredy-cat.
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Post by purplebee on Dec 27, 2018 15:29:15 GMT
This article by Wonkette is awesome! TFS.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 27, 2018 16:08:05 GMT
Birds of a feather flock together! For sure, more and more they multiply on our dime!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 16:23:35 GMT
Eliana Johnson ...
”Trump praises soon to be Acting Sec Def Shanahan, per pooler @bybrianbennett: “He’s a good buyer. I wanted somebody that could buy. Because I’m giving them a lot of money and I don’t want it to be wasted.”
Ju$t what one want$ as temporary $ecretary of Defen$e, is a “good buyer”.
Feel $afer already.
With trump, no matter what it i$, it alway$ come$ down to 💰.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 16:27:12 GMT
ABC News...
”Barack, Michelle Obama top Gallup poll of most admired man and woman by Americans”
I suspect someone is grumbling about this.
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